Developing The Artificial Pancreas For People With Diabetes

All people with type 1 diabetes, and some with type 2, need to inject or pump insulin into their bodies to survive. Figuring out how much insulin is necessary requires frequent monitoring and can be difficult, even risky. According to Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, one of the most hopeful trends in [...]

Early Biomarker Of Insulin Resistance And Glucose Intolerance Identified In A Nondiabetic Population

Metabolon, Inc., the leader in metabolomics-based biomarker discovery and analysis, announced the publication of research that identified a novel, early biomarker for insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in a nondiabetic population. Co-authored by physicians and scientists from EGIR (European Group for the Study of Insulin Resistance) and Metabolon, the paper, “alpha-hydroxybutyrate Is an Early Biomarker [...]

Use Of Statins Increases The Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes But Reduces Coronary Events

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that new research based on a meta-analysis of thirteen statin trials has shown that use of statins increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 9 percent. Still, the absolute risk is low, especially when compared with the beneficial effect that statins [...]

Rapid Rise In Obesity Among Those with Type 2 Diabetes

Approximately one of every five people with type 2 diabetes are more than 100 pounds overweight. This disturbing information comes from an analysis performed by U.S. researchers at Loyola University Health System.
Among the findings recently published online in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications a total of 62.4 percent of American adults who [...]

One Year On: Survey Of GP Opinion On The Impact Of NICE Guidelines On CHD Risk, UK

One year after the publication of the NICE Lipid Modification (CG67) and Type 2 Diabetes (CG66) Guidelines, a new survey of 400 UK healthcare professionals, conducted by TNS Healthcare UK and sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited and Schering-Plough Limited has revealed that the majority of GPs recognise the important role played by these [...]